New CMT show looks to pull pranks in Athens area

The new Country Music Television show from the creators of “Punk’d” is looking for help from locals willing to help set up a friend to have a comedic prank pulled on them.

The first episode of the show, tentatively titled “Outrageous Acts”, is being shot around Athens.

The perfect candidate for a prank, according to the show’s casting agent, is someone who might be described as country. The show is being filmed throughout the South and is geared for CMT’s audience.

The ideal candidate, according to the show’s casting coordinator Owen Hunt, is someone with a Southern drawl.

What the show needs now are what Hunt called “accomplices,” people who have someone in mind to have a prank pulled on them.

Willing accomplices should send an email to southernprankcast@gmail with the following information: name, age, occupation, phone number/email, Facebook profile if available, address and availability at the end of this month.

In the email, tell the show about the person you think deserves to be pranked. They should be a bit gullible, but have a good sense of humor.

Hunt said it’s best if accomplices are available to speak via Skype, a voice-over-Internet calling service, to lean more about the potential prank.

If the accomplice can’t Skype, Hunt said they will figure out other methods to interview that are more convenient to the accomplice.

Chosen accomplices will be paid $100, and the person pranked also gets paid.

Earlier this year, CMT filmed the second season of its popular reality show “Party Down South” near Athens.